Glove.



E T. BASKIN.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FlLED SEPT.3,19I5.

1 ,299, 389' Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET l.

E. T. BASKIN.

' GLOVE.

APPLICATION HLEP SEPT. 3. 1915.

1 2919 38@ Patented Dec. 19, 1916,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- exact description of the invention, such as t EDWIN '1. BASKIN, 0F INDEEENDENCE, MISSDURI.

GLOVE.

pendence, in the. county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gloves; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, refrence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part a of this specification.

My invention relates to hand coverings and more particularlyto a glove or mitten of the reversible type, that is, one wherein the thumb is arranged centrally at one edge of the glove or mitten so that the latter is adapted for use on either hand and may be reversed to wear the same equally at each side, and thereby lengthen the life of the hand covering.

It is the principal object of the present invention 'to provide a hand covering of this character with thumb and body reinforce- -ment that is taken from the material of which the thumb and body blanks are formed, to provide the reinforcement Without waste of material, and, also, toprovide an improved finger piece for insertion in the body blank without unduly spreading the finger me1nberS.While securing the proper width for the glove or mitten. In accomplishing-these objects I have provided improved details of st ucture, the preferred forms of which are il ustrated in the accompanying dnawing, wherein F'gureI is a plan View of a blank for for inga glove in accordance with my invehtion, the reinforcement being-cut in the blank but not entirely severed therefrom. Fig. II is a similarview of the thumb blank. Fig. III is a plan view of the body blank of .a glove, indicating the reinforcement folded onto the blank and the mode of applying the inserted finger members to the blank to complete the glove. Fig. IV is a similar view after the thumb blank has been applied to the body blank and showing the insertedv finger members partially-assembled. Figs. V and VI are detail views of the inserted finger blanks. Fig. VII is a detail view of a glove containing my improvements, showing the glove as it appears when turned inside ont, Fig. VIII is a similar View of the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 19, 1916,, Application filed September a, 1915. Serial No.

glove under normal conditions. Fig. IX is a plan view of a mitten blank, illustrating the application of my improvements thereto, the thumb blank being shown in dotted lines in its relation to the body blank. Fig. X is a detail'view of a completed mitten, the reinforcing members being shown in dotted'lines.

Referring more in detail to the drawings: 1 designates a blank, cut to form a reversible glove and comprising a palm portion '2, first, thirdfand fourth finger sections 3, 4c and 5, and thumb recess 6; the material that is cut from the body blank to"form-the recess 6 being connected to the said blank by a neck 7, instead of entirelysevered therefrom, so that an ear 8 that is formed when the recess is cut/retains its connection with the body blank and can be folded back thereover (Fig. 3) to form a reinforcement along the edge of the glove at a point Where the greatest wear is' encountered.

1O designates a thumb be properly shaped to form when folded upon itself and stitched along the edges of the blank, and cut from the thumb blank, at the base end thereof, is an ear 11, for forming the thumb recess 1:2, which, in combination with the recess 6 in the body member, forms an opening through which a wearers thumb may be projected. As inthe case of the body blank, the car 11 retains its connection with blank 10 through a neck 13, so that when the ear 11 is turned back over the bodyof the blank, and, if so desired, stitched along its edges'to the blank, it also forms a reinforcement along the inner edge of the thumb piece, so that an article a thumb pocket held between the thumb and palm portion of blank at the finger position in' order to accommodate the increased width of the hand. at this point, this increase'in width being secured by inserting one oflthe finger sec-- tions, usually the second finger section. In

the present embodiment ofv my invention however, I provlde an improved.construe tron of insert finger blanks which, when combined with the body-blank, form a smooth and effective insert section, the blanks being termed front and back blanks although they may be reversible.

This formation is for the, reason that 1t is necessary to spread the To clearly describe the structure I desigiiate the front blank by the numeral 15, and the back blank by the numeral 16, the front blank being shaped to comprise a pointed inner end, the point being at the center of the blank and the inclined edges corresponding in outline so that the point may be arranged at the center of the crotch between the finger sections in the body blank when the parts are assembled. The back blank 16 is the reverse of that designated the front blank in that instead of having'the point 18 it has a recess 19, the recess or notch terminating in a point at the center of the blank and having a depth substantially equal to the projection of the point 18 of the front blank 15.

In the manufacture and assemblage of a glove of this description the body and thumb blanks are cut as described, with the reinforcing ears connected with the blanks by the necks as heretofore mentioned. After the blanks are out the first operation is to turn the reinforcing ears back onto the blanks and sew the same thereto, the sewing being accomplished along the edges of the ears opposite the neck and, if desired, along the side edges as well, although the latter is not essential. After the reinforcing ears have been attached to their blanks the inserted finger members are installed by layin one ofthe inclined edges of the front blan along one of the edges of the first or third finger blanks and sewing the parts together,

the opposite inclined edge of the blank being then sewed to the edge of the adjacent finger section to complete the installation of the finger blank.- After the first blank has been installed, as described, the opposite blank is applied to the opposite half of the body blank, between relative finger sections, in the same manner as described with reference to the first inserted finger blanks, the only difieren 'e being that instead of the projecting points terminating at the base of the crotch between the finger sections, the point of the notch in the sect on 16 will lie over the base of the crotch. After the insert finger sections have been applied to the body blank the thumb blank is then applied to the body blank so that the recesses (3 and 12 will overlie each other and the thumb blank sewed to the body blank along the edge of surh recesses. The next step in assembling the glove is to fold the body blrnk along a line extending from the center ofthe thumb recess so that the finger sections on opposite sides of the blank will overlie each other. The finger sections are then sewed together along their edges to form the finger pockets and the thumb blank is then folded upon itself and its, edges stitched to complete the thumb pocket. An ordinary Wrist band then may be; applied to the edge of the palm portions in order to complete the glove.

It is apparent that this construction forms a convenient, economical and substantial structure and that the glove is reinforced at the points that receive the hardest wear, the increased wear in the palm of the glove being ofiset by the adaptability of the glove for reversal, so that both faces of the palm portion may receive 'an equal .ger sections, one of the independent sections having an. incised V-shaped end with the point of the incision at the base of the crotch between adjacent integral finger sections of the body blank, and the sides of the incised end stitched to the edges of the adjacent finger blanks, whereby the independent finger section is centered relative to the integral finger sections, substantially as set forth.

3. In a glove, a body blank comprising integral finger sections and independent finger sections, one of the independent finger sections having an incised V-shaped end, with the point of the incision located at the base of the crotch between integral finger sections, and the sides of said incised end being attached to the edges of adjacent integral finger sections, the opposite independent finger section having a protruding V- shaped end, with the point of said end located at the base of the crotch between the said adjacent finger sections, and the sides of said end fixed to the sides of the said adjacent sections, the edges of said independent finger sections being stitched together to form a finger member, the V- shaped ends of the independent fingersections effecting the centering or placement of said independent sections between the adjacent integral finger sections, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWIN T. BASKIN.

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